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CABARRUS COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE CHAPTER 16 -FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION requirements for such projects with respect to delineation of special flood hazard areas. A CLOMR does not revise the effective Flood Insurance Rate Map or Flood Insurance Study; upon submission and approval of certified as -built documentation, a Letter of Map Revision may be issued by FEMA to revise the effective FIRM. Lowest Adjacent Grade (LAG) means the elevation of the ground, sidewalk or patio slab immediately next to the building, or deck support, after completion of the building. N Lowest Floor means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or limited storage in an area other than a basement area is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided that such an enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non - elevation design requirements of this ordinance. Manufactured Home means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. The term manufactured home does not include a recreational vehicle. Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale. Market Value means the building value, not including the land value and that of any accessory structures or other improvements on the lot. Market value may be established by independent certified appraisal; replacement cost depreciated for age of building and quality of construction (Actual Cash Value); or adjusted tax assessed values. Mean Sea Level means, for purposes of this ordinance, the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) as corrected in 1988, to which Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) shown on a DFIRM are referenced. North Carolina uses NAVD 1988. New Construction means structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date of the initial floodplain management regulations and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. Non - Encroachment Area means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one (1) foot as designated in the Flood Insurance Study report. Post -FIRM means construction or other development for which the start of construction occurred on or after the effective date of the initial Flood Insurance Rate Map. Chapter 16 Page 7 of 35 Amended 2016 Non - Coastal Regular Phase Attachment number 2 \n G -4 Page 204